The Evolution of Alice,Used

Product Description This haunting, emotionally resonant story delivers us into the world of Alice, a single mother raising her three young daughters on the rez where she grew up. Alice has never had an easy life, but has managed to get by with the support of her best friend, Gideon, and her family. When an unthinkable loss occurs, Alice is forced onto a different path, one that will challenge her belief in herself and the world she thought she knew.The Evolution of Alice is the kaleidoscopic story of one womans place within the web of community. Peopled with unforgettable characters and told from multiple points of view, this is a novel where spirits are alive, forgiveness is possible, and love is the only thing that matters. Review 'So many Manitobans have, like a character in an early chapter, only sped by reserves on the highway. Inviting us into a rich community of characters, which stretches deeper than the headlines most of us associate with reserve life, Robertson is doing a service to everyone who calls Manitoba home. And crafting an engaging story of one familys recovery from loss at a time when indigenous peoples are increasingly flexing political, economic and cultural muscle in this country is a gift for everyone hoping for a better future for our divided country' Matthew TenBruggencate, CTV Winnipeg'Pulsing at the heart of this novel are the warmly rendered inflections of storytelling voices like Gideons, at once reflective, vivid, and vernacular. And at the novels core, the broken but ultimately healing rhythms of Alices 'evolution' her cycles of loving and suffering, of her familys living, dying, and ultimately hoping to live anew bring contemporary experience on the reservation and in the big city achingly, joyfully, and always pungently alive.' Neil Besner, Professor of English, Provost and VicePresident, Academic, The University of Winnipeg Review 'So many Manitobans have, like a character in an early chapter, only sped by reserves on the highway. Inviting us into a rich community of characters, which stretches deeper than the headlines most of us associate with reserve life, Robertson is doing a service to everyone who calls Manitoba home. And crafting an engaging story of one familys recovery from lossat a time when Indigenous peoples are increasingly flexing political, economic and cultural muscle in this countryis a gift for everyone hoping for a better future for our divided country'Matthew TenBruggencate, CTV Winnipeg Matthew TenBruggencate, CTV Winnipeg Book Description A single mother raises her daughters with the support of community. From the Inside Flap Canada, fiction, literature, Indigenous, metis About the Author David A. Robertson is an awardwinning writer. His books includeWhen WeWere Alone(winner Governor Generals Literary Award),Will I See?(winner Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Award Graphic Novel Category),Betty, The Helen Betty Osborne Story (listedIn The Margins), and the YA novelStrangers. David educates as well as entertains through his writings about Indigenous Peoples in Canada, reflecting their cultures, histories, communities, as well as illuminating many contemporary issues. David is a member of Norway House Cree Nation.He lives in Winnipeg.DAVID A. ROBERTSON is an awardwinning writer. His books include When We Were Alone (winner Governor Generals Literary Award), Will I See? (winner Manuela Dias Book Design and Illustration Award), Betty, The Helen Betty Osborne Story (listed In The Margins), and the YA novel Strangers (winner of The Michael Van Rooy Award for Genre Fiction). David educates as well as entertains through his writings about Indigenous Peoples in Canada, reflecting their cultures, histories, communities, as well as illuminating many contemporary issues. David is a